Jonathan started his lesson by seeing a short animation clip for children about the Corona virus. We discussed how the word Corona means "crown" in Latin and that this term was derived because the virus has a round shape with spikes all over it something like a Medieval crown. Jonathan started a report about the Corona virus. He watched a video that showed how cells are in the human body. The cells have a nucleus. In the nucleus is the DNA. This is the particle that tells the cells what to do. The RNA is also in the nucleus and carries out the instructions of the DNA. Jonathan learned that the Corona virus has RNA that cannot exist outside of a host cell. He learned that the virus is circular and is coated with a fatty layer. Jonathan did an experiment in the kitchen to understand how oil will float in water. When soap is added and the water is stirred, the oil emulsifies or mixes up into very tiny particles. He learned from a cartoon video for children, that soap can disrupt the outer layer of the virus and cause it to fall apart. The water rises off the soap and all of the virual material goes down the drain. This was a very clearly observable way to understand why the CDC is constantly putting out the message to "wash our hands." The video also made a special point of explaining why the washing must take place for 20 seconds. It showed that the virus is not completely removed until this amount of washing is completed. Jonathan researched on a website about Corona virus that the virus originated in Wuhan, China. It was orgially something that a bat contracted. The bat bit the pangolin. Jonathan saw a picture of a pangolin and we read about how the pangolin has been considered a delicacy in the food industry in China. Jonathan made his own drawing of the Corona virus and saw other children's drawings on a children's web site.